Re: Interesting.CN

One time (6/20/2007 5:48 PM), at Usenet camp, Aaron Burt wrote:
On 2007-06-19, Adam the Tired <adam.the.tired.NOSPAM> wrote:
Price has nothing to do with quality when it comes to software: you
could walk, or bounce along on a pogo-stick shoved up your ass -
walking is free, you have to pay for the pogo-stick.

I just wanted to note that this is a wonderful metaphor. It addresses
cost, shininess, efficiency, effort, stability, and appeal to
children^Wthe pointy-haired.

Thank you. :-)

It suggests an image that perfectly conveys the sublime ridiculousness
of an office-full of people being forced to use such gizmos.

Imagining the toupees and coat-tails flapping up and down,

"Sublime ridiculousness" - that's a great way of putting it. Right along with the sort of luser/PHB-think reflected in this ASR quote:

Don't bother arguing with a Windows User. The same people that tell you that a Windows program is as good as a Linux program would also tell you it's better to wipe your ass with your bare friggin hand instead of toilet paper. I can hear them now -- "It might not work as well, it might piss you off, it might be a whole lot messier....but it's easier to learn, even a child can do it...and it's much more colorful!"
-- Brian J.S. Miller


Sadly, I've found that simile and metaphor are lost on those who most need to hear them.


[0] Think internal bits getting punctured, peritonitis, etc.

--
Adam the Tired

192. The proper response to a briefing is not "That's what you think."
-From "The 213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed To Do In The U.S. Army"
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